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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. Grey Cast Iron

Both EN 1.3553 steel and grey cast iron are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3553 steel and the bottom bar is grey cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
160 to 300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
69
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
160 to 450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1180
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
44

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
5.8 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
8.7 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
6.0 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
3.1 to 3.4
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
92.1 to 93.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0.5 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.9
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
2.5 to 2.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.15
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
0